Adding Tivo

[kingoftowns]

question for those of you who have already done this i want to add my tivo to my wireless home network. I have a series two tivo with 2 usb ports and got the linksys wireless usb adapter but what do i do next if anyone can help or point me to a step by step tutorial i would appreciate it

thanks in advance

[nocturnx]

Welcome to PCmech

I havent done it myself but i found this step-by-step guide here : http://customersupport.tivo.com/tivoknowbase/root/public/tv2008.htm

google gave some other results also you could check out. Post back and let us know if you get it to work.

Noc

[Mac Medic]

Go to Tivo settings, Phone and Network, change the connection type to Network if it didn't already when you plugged in the NIC, then setup wireless & tcpip settings. Very simple really. It does not support WPA encryption, only WAP, so mine is still on a phone line until the tivo software supports this.

[kingoftowns]

thanks actually i noticed that it requires software version 4.0 or higher and i am and 3.1.something and after 4 straight daily calls it isn't upgrading

my main reason for doing this is that i want to be able to move the video recorded on my tivo over to the computer 's hard drive so i can then burn it to dvd is this even possible or am i wasting my time?

thanks again for all the help

[Mac Medic]

No, I'm afraid thats not possible with the Tivo Software. You could use a settop DVD burner like a VCR and do it that way, but obviously that requires buying a settop box.

[kingoftowns]

dammit oh well i guess there is no point in doing it then thanks everyone for your help but i suppose i will be returning the wireless adapter

[Mac Medic]

The only uses for the adaptor are music and photo streaming to your tv/receiver and streaming programs from one tivo to another.

[kingoftowns]

well if you can stream the video from one tivo to the other why not to the computer instead of a tivo? there has got to be a way to do this.

[Mac Medic]

I guess there may be a hack available, but i doubt it. Tivo are under the gun when it comes to people being able to share programs.